Mediastinal tuberculosis in an adult patient with cystic fibrosis

J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Feb;49(2):750-1. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01313-10. Epub 2010 Nov 24.

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) is rarely observed in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. We report the first case of mediastinal TB, associated with leg pain and skin rash, in an adult patient with CF, and discuss factors suggestive of TB in the course of CF.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cystic Fibrosis / complications*
  • Humans
  • Lymph Nodes / microbiology
  • Male
  • Mediastinal Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Mediastinal Diseases / microbiology*
  • Mediastinal Diseases / pathology
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification*
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Skin / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Tuberculosis / diagnosis*
  • Tuberculosis / microbiology*
  • Tuberculosis / pathology
  • Young Adult